Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-25


as she's called by her artist companions. 1t |
IS a standing full length front view, dressed |
in white satin and lace, holding in her hands |
closed fan. The back ground s Il garden |
of gorgeous palms.
Mile Beaury 5awrel has also Just COM
pleted portrait head and shoulders Of
Terka. which. with another portrait. she will
send TO the salon. Terza has painted for the
exhibition a splendid likeness and portrait
Of her future mother -in-law, Sarah Bern
hardt.
William Lemercy, the nephew of Minister
Pendleton. and an exceedingly clever pupil
anu follower Of Carolus Duran. will send TO
the salon a full length portrait Of Miss
Eames, of Boston, who will make her debut
on the operatic stage in October at Brussels
in the theater de la Monnaie. Her gown in
the painting is of yellow silk. It IS remark
ably well done and a striking likeness of the
young songstress.
Lucan Doucet Prix de Rome will send
portrait of Leslie Giffen.
Cauldwel will exhibit portrait Of little
-tlIltIlCiiLl III ArrlbA LlDtLs
Mr.. G.. P. A. Heay will send to the salon
splendid portrait Of Cardinal Gibbons, attired
in ecclesiastical robes.
When our envoy asked Mr.. Healy why he
did not exhibit his recently finished portrait
Of Mr. Blaine. he shook his head and replied
Not unless he IS elected
Stephen Hills Parker Is at work on paint
ing called "Patdora' for the salon.
Miss Lucy Lee Robbins will send Il portrait
of Melle Mand. full length figure of a
Ience Fantasia JapOnaise.
Mr. E. Gelhay, the clever pupil of Bon
gerean and Fleurey, sends very interesting
genre painting called I'm Laboratory an
Jardin des Plante.r
NJ Gerome IS engaged on a painting for
the salon called lie Poete.n A poet re-
| clines on the borders of the archipelago, ap-
parently IN meditation. \ muse, clad IN pale
| blue drapery, Is inst behind him. The beach
IS literally covered with nymphs rising from
the sea. IN front Of him are Neptune, Venus
and Maids Small islands look up here and
| there and the deep red glow of the setting
sun colors the clouds Of the closing day.
c. Rinehart's canvas for the salon IS a
| large painting six by nine feet, begun At
| viller Villa. on the Normandy coast, called
Looking for the Boats It represents a
| group of peasant fisher folks standing CT sit
| ting on the beach around a well-defned
shrine. The figures are Ife-size. One wo-
man holds a telescope, through which she Is
anxiously looking out at sea, which is white
with foam. Another stands near with a
child in her arms, while others are close by,
apparently discussing as TO the good and evil
| results that viii fohew the storm.
Another painting OF kineharts is the Re
turn of the Mussel Gatherers.n An old
woman clad IN the customary linen gown
that the mussel women wear, with u huge
basket on her back is seen vending her way
homewurvi az c.;;-::,i-:ht through the uVssel
beds at low tide
Among the things of Rinehart's clever
work IS an illustration for Harper Bros,
New York. called Legion of Honor"
Henry Bacon, the Boston artist, will send
70 the salon an excellent genoe painting
called Building the Boat repre-
sentIng an old man sitting in the doorway of a
hut made of the thatched bulk of an old
boat. Beside the old Morsemen fisherman
stands boy earnestly Watching the build
ing and probably Is TO be sailing master of
the craft. \ companion piece to this is in
preparation, called "Mending the Nets II
represents peasant woman mending nets
BY her side are two little fair-haired girls
trying to assist with the work. Mr.. Bacon
intends TO have series Of paintings Illus
trating the lives of those two children, which
terminates IN 4 romantic marriage and long
life.
Jules Stewart will soon forward TO New
York his portrait of Mrs. w Vanderbilt
done in pasteIs and an oil painting Venetian
scene TO Mrs. Bore, of Philadelphia.
Harry Watrous has finished several inter
esting paintings, one of two Capuchins
monks very finely finished, called Food FOL
Reflection Another Is small boy strug
Cling with a stuffed VOLTS head and skin
called keeping the Wolf from the Door
Another is studio interior. \ single figure
of a model asleep while posing and picture
of the artist on an easel III the foreground
called the ''Bacchusses.n
Z Mrs. Watrous Is working on a large ceiling
representing "Aurcra Drawn by Cupids,
, and which IS considered very fine. Chel
minisI1i. the Bavarian artist, is engaged on
large painting ofa military review, IN which
are portraits of three Bavarian princes ant
. several noted officers.
Miss Kate Great0rez sent TO the exhibition
of the New York Water Color society yester
, day Il study. of market flowers, growing il
pots. Each one 5 enveloped in Il white pape
Gala, peculiar 5o-the French flower market
, which greatly enhances the beauty Of IN,
flowers. Another sketch made among th
t Do!omite mountains of the peasants an,
some beautiful interiors of their homes
, | represents smithy kitchen in COrtina, whic
IS over two hundred years old, and unlike thos
Of the neighboring houses their kitchen ha
its platform or tire place in a corner Of tn